Christian faith operates in the realm of meaning, not in the realm of fact. Faith recognizes fact but it is not out to obtain, contradict, or prove facts. Saint Augustine knew this when he said, “I believe in order that I may understand.” In an interview with Dotson Rader (Parade, March 6, 1983), Bette Davis declared: I keep wondering how it will all end. I keep making bets about how I will finally go. I’m curious whether it will be in an airplane or somewhere else. I don’t want